Wound prophylaxis with metronidazole in head and neck surgical oncology
β Scribed by K. T. Robbins; R. M. Byers; V. Fainstein; S. P. Schantz; P. Wolf; R. Cole; O. M. Guillamondegui; R. S. Weber; H. Goepfert
- Book ID
- 115042945
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 439 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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